ftg_market_gap
Return the import/production market-gap opportunities for a country — commodities where local demand outpaces local supply. Each opportunity carries the gap value (USD/year), the gap volume (tonnes/year), a 0-100 opportunity score and the potential margin. When to use this tool: an agent needs to...
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What ftg_market_gap does on Gapup Mcp
AI agents call ftg_market_gap to retrieve information from Gapup Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
async | boolean | — | If true, returns a job_id immediately (<200ms) instead of waiting for the result. Poll the result with job_result(job_id). Use for slow tools to avoid client ti |
limit | integer | — | Maximum opportunities to return (default 20) |
country | string | Yes | Country ISO-2 code (e.g. 'SN', 'KE') or name (e.g. 'Senegal') |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why ftg_market_gap is rated Low
This tool retrieves and returns analytical market data (gap values, volumes, scores, margins) for a given country. It performs a read/query operation with no side effects — it does not move money, modify data, or execute code. The financial figures are informational outputs, not transactions.
From the tool's definition Return the import/production market-gap opportunities for a country — commodities where local demand outpaces local supply
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The rule that runs ftg_market_gap safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Gapup Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For ftg_market_gap, this is the rule to start with:
ftg_market_gap is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Gapup Mcp, apply this rule, and every ftg_market_gap call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about ftg_market_gap
Return the import/production market-gap opportunities for a country — commodities where local demand outpaces local supply. Each opportunity carries the gap value (USD/year), the gap volume (tonnes/year), a 0-100 opportunity score and the potential margin. When to use this tool: an agent needs to know what a country structurally under-produces or over-imports, for trade sourcing, import/export or local-production investment decisions. Input: a country (ISO-2 code or name). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Gapup Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
ftg_market_gap accepts 3 parameters: async, limit, country. Required: country. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Gapup MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ftg_market_gap: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Gapup Mcp. Nothing to install.
ftg_market_gap is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the ftg_market_gap rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for ftg_market_gap. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
ftg_market_gap is provided by the Gapup MCP server (https://mcp.gapup.io/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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